Railway-tie and rail-fastener.



Patnted Apr. 8,1919.

2 SHEETS-*SHEET I A. & J. ENRICO.

' RAILWAY ,TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION .FILED JUNE 20. 1918.

A. & J. ENRICO.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION man JUNE-20. 191a.

Patented Apr, 8, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

nnica 9 vtoggle locking members employed; and

' engaging fasteners.

possesses great strength and utility and is easy and inexpensive to manufacture, the same having the advantages of securing. the

' with rails illustrated thereon in Vertical 1 Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same; 7

UNIBTED s'rnrns PATENT orrion;

ANDREW ENRICO AND JOHN ENRICO, 0F CHISHOLM, MINNESOTA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern: 7 7 Be it known that we, ANDREW ENRIOO and JOHN ENRIco subjects of the King of Italy, residing at dhisholm, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification;

The primary object of the invention is to provide a railway tie adapted for securely locking rails in their operative positions thereon without the use or the employment of the usual railway spikes, the rails being easily and quickly released for removal whenever desired. I A further object of the invention is the provision of rail securing means incorporated in a tie structure adaptedfor retaining the rails the proper distance apart upon the tie, the holdin members-being automatically disengaged rom the rails upon releasing the locking means which forms a part of the stru'cturef p 1 A still further'object of the device is to provide a combined tie and rail fastener that rails in position without theemployment of spikes and locking'the rails-against displacement until released by an authorized person having the properkey, it-being impossible to release the rails in anyother m-anner' except by destroying a portion of thestructure. I

v In the drawings forming apart of this application andin which like numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the se 'ieral views,

gurel is a slde elevation of the device transverse section; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

7 Figs. land 5 are vertical transverse sectional views taken, upon lines IV-IV and V.-V respectively .of Fig.2; 7

Fig. 6 is ahorizontal sectionalviewtaken upon line VIVI of 3 Fig. 7 is a perspectlve new of one ,of the Fig. 8 is a similaroview of oneof the rail- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 20, 1918. Serial-110140354,

Patented Apr. 8, 1919,

. My form of railway tie-herein illustrated is substantially the form of the usual tie adapted for-transverse positioning upon the roadbed of the railway line, my t1e however being preferably constructed of two superposed slabs or sections 10 and 11 securedtogether in tie"formation by means ofbolts 12. Railway rails 13 are adapted for seating adjacent end of the tie;

ptransversely upon the upper face-14: of the 'top slab ll fwiththe outer flange 15 of each rail positioned beneath 'a-jaw' or fastener 16 6 5 A longitudinal recess 17 is provided-cert; 'I trally through the slab 11, the end walls 18 of said recess being beneath the rails '13 when positioned upon the tie. A movable jaw or fastener 19, having somewhat the shape of a railway spike is slidably posi- T1 tionedwithin the recess 17 having a flange form of head 20 overlying the. inner base flange 21 of the adjacently positioned rail 13.-

'Oppositely projecting feet 22 ofthe movable fasteners 19 are adaptedfor positioning 'within a well23 formed in the lower slab 10 adjacent the opposite ends of the recess17. The said recess 17 and well 23 are of suflis heads 20 thereof overlying the rail flanges 21 as best illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. V

A pair of toggle locking members 26 are adapted for positioning within the recess 17 for sliding beneath straps 27 carried by the tie top 14: for spanning the said recess.

Each of the locking members 26 consists of a lever portion 28 connected to a block c-ient width to permit the ready insertion of h 29 by means of a hinge30. When the mov-r v able fasteners 19' are in place engaginguthe rails 13, the locking members 26 are oppositely positioned within therecess 17 with the blocks" 29 slidably positioned beneath the straps 27 and with'the complementally formed freeiends 31 of the levers 28 in interfitting I engagement and adapted upon forcibly depressing the engaged ends of the levers 28 to'act after the manner of a toggle,

forcing the blocks'29 against the movable fasteners 19 and securely positioning the latter in place engaging the rails.

One of the toggle levers 28 is provided 7 tie. A suitable key-operated lock 35 may I adapted for projection into a keeper notch '37 in the side of the adjaoently-positioned V toggle lever 28.

also be provided for retaining the device assembled, the said lock having a bolt 36 A spring 38 is positioned beneath each of the levers 28 for automatically elevating the said levers when the locking means is released while springs 39 are carried by the recess walls18 bearing against the fasteners 19 for automaticallymoving the said fasteners inwardly out of engagement with the railfianges 21 as well as longitudinally moving the locking members 26 inwardly when the levers 28 are'released. It will be seen that when the device is locked, the hinges 30 will be pro ectingly positioned beneath the straps 27 and that both the locking pin '33 and the bolt lock 35 may be employed if desired.

A keyhole slot 40 is arranged through the slab 11 for permitting the insertion of a proper key, not shown, into the lock 35 for shifting the bolt 36 thereof into and out of the keeper notch 37 The complete operation of the device will be apparent from this detailed description of the manner of assemblingthe same, a-releasing of the pin 33 and lock bolt 36 permitting the springs 38 to elevate the levers 28 and allowing the springs 39 to move the entire toggle members 26 as well as the fasteners 19 inwardly so that the rails 13 being freed from the heads 20 may be removed from the tie at will. When the lock 35 is employed it will be seen that only an authorized person having the proper key will be able torrelease the rails 13 in any manner excepting by breaking the heads 20 or jaws 16, while. an authorized person may easily and quickly lock the rails upon the tie or release the same from engagement therewith.

What 1 claim as new is a V 1. A tie and rail fastener comprising an elongated support having a longitudinal recess therein adapted for the transverse seating of rails thereon overlyin the ends of the recess, movable fasteners for rails positioned adjacent the ends of said recess, toggle-locking means shiftably positioned with in the recess. engaging the said fasteners, se-

curing means for the said locking members when depressed within the recess, inwardly.

shifting means for the fasteners, and elevatingw means for the. locking members 7 carried by the support;

2. A tie and rail fastener comprising superposed slabs, with the upper slab having a central longitudinal recess therein, in: wardly projecting jaws carried by the upper slab adjacent its opposite ends adapted for overlying the adjacent bases of rails when transversely mounted upon the tie, the lower slab having wells therein beneath the opposite end portions of therecess forming opposite shoulders, movable fasteners within the opposite ends of the recess having-heads adapted for overlying the inner base flanges of rails mounted upon the tie and also having oppositely projecting feet positioned beneath the said shoulders, toggle-locking members for said movable fasteners Operatively positioned within the recess, and

.springscarried by the end walls of the re cess engaging said fasteners adapted for automatically moving the fasteners inwardly out of engagement with the rails upon the retraction of said toggle-locking members.

3. A tie and rail fastener comprising superposed slabs, with the upper slab having a central longitudinal recess therein, inwardly projecting jaws carried by the 'upper slab adjacent its opposite ends adapt- .wardly out of engagement with "the rails upon the retractionof said toggle-locking members, a lock carried by the'upper slab having its'bolt adapted to projectwithin'its recess, one of said locking. members being provided with a keepernotch adapted for receiving the bolt of said look when the locking members are intheir depressed securing arrangement, 7 and springs in the lower slab beneath the toggle: members adapted for automatically shifting said members when said lock is released.

4. A tie and rail fastener comprising superposed slabs,-with the upper slab hav ing a central longitudinal recess therein, inwardly projecting jaws carried by-the up- ,per slab adjacent its opposite endsadapted for overlying the adjacent bases. of rails when transversely mounted upon the tie, the lower slab having wells therein beneath the opposite end portions of the recess forming opposite shoulders, movable fasteners within the opposite inner base flanges of rails mounted upon the tie and also having oppositely projecting feet positioned beneath the said shoulders, retracting means for said fasteners carried by the end walls of the recess in normal engagement with the fasteners, straps upon the top of the tie spanning said recess, blocks slidably positioned within said recess beneath the straps in abutting engagement with said-fasteners, toggle levers hinged to the inner ends of said blocks having complementary interengaging free ends, whereby said levers are adapted to be depressed within said recess simultaneously with the upright shifting movements of the blocks against said fasteners, and locking means for the said levers when depressed.

5. A tie and rail fastener comprising superposed slabs, with the upper slab having a central longitudinal recess therein, inwardly projecting jaws carried by the upper slab adjacent its opposite ends adapted for overlying the adjacent bases of rails when transversely mounted upon the tie, the lower slab having wells therein beneath the opposite end portions of the recess forming Copies of this patent may be obtained for opposite shoulders, movable fasteners engaging the opposite inner base flanges of rails mounted upon the tie and also having oppositely projecting feet positioned beneath the said shoulders, retracting means for said fasteners carried by the end walls of the recess in normal engagement with the fasteners, straps upon the top of the tie spanning said recess, blocks slidably posi-r tioned within said recess beneath the straps in abutting engagementwith said fasteners,

toggle levers hinged to the inner ends of said blocks having complementary interengaging free ends, whereby said leversare adapted to be depressed within said recess simultaneously with the lateral shifting movements of the blocks against said fasteners,

a bolt lock carried by the upper slab adapt- 7 ed for securing engagement with one of said levers when depressed, and automatic elevating means for said levers carried by the lower slab beneath the levers adapted for automatically shifting the .levers upwardly upon their hinges simultaneouslywith' the inward releasing movement of said blocks and fasteners upon releasingthe said look.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signatures.

ANDREW ENRIGO.

JOHN ENRICO.

five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

